The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-30

as he called at the office tor his mall,
the Post Master handed him the Noun
tai1eer with an additional paper, say
ing:
"There, John, as you and Julia are
the only newspaper folks we have in
these parts, they have sent you anoth-
er, open it and let us see what it is."
1t proved to be an issue of his de-
nominational paper. He had but re.
Gently joined the church. His wife
had united with the people of God
when girl. He thought Of the mon
ey he had so lately spent for books,
and for moment regretted the ex-
penditure. 1t was only transient re-
gret, however, as is evident from the
soliloquy held the next moment, which
ran somewhat thus:
II don't see how we could do with
out them, as when night comes on and
all are we'll and the children asleep,
wife sits down with baby in her arms
and after throwing piece of light
wood in the fire, she looks up at the
shelf and says, not with so many words,
but out of the corner Of her eyes:
"John, get one of those books and
read to me as I am 80 tired, I don't
feel like reading myself"
mo ; I'm glad I bought those books,
but I must have this paper too. We
can't afford to be ignorant of the af-
fairs of our own church."
Then with the air of one about to
perform a pleasing task, he thrust his
hand into his pocket, drew out the
necessary amount, and handed it to the
postmaster, saying:
"Order the paper for me-" while he
thought, almost aloud, "whatis money
in comparison with the valuable in
formation one can get from good
newspaper"
~.
RISING IN THE WORLD-HIGH PLACES
IN THE CHURCH AND IN HIS
COMMUNITY.
MIR. and Mrs. Wells we're fast de-
veloping into what the world calls in
telligent people-not that they were ma
turally more sensible than many of their
neighbors, but they we're better inform
ed, having read so much they had ac>
quired readiness of suitable language
which enabled them to express their
opinions in matters of converse with
the greatest ease, often with surprising
eloquence. Hence the expression of a
young preacher, in describing Mrs.
Wells to his mother,
"She talks like book"
Mr.. Wells's judgment, politically,
from the fact that he seemed always
informed upon all current events, had
long been regarded by his neighbors
the best in the community.
1t was not long after he united with
the church until he evinced q surpris-
ing knowledge of all the enterprises of
benevolent nature undertaken by the
various branches Of the church at
large and especially of his own church.
Said a certain church member to his
wife as they were returning home from
church conference where Mr.. Wells
had advocated very forcibly certain
enterprise, which was new to the most
of the members present:
when John Wells and I were at
school, boys together,1 I didn't think
him any more than common-in fact,
I used to help him with his sums, but
now he seems to know everything"
eyes," responded the wife, while
the other men have been carousing at
musters and all such places, John
Wells has spent his leisure time in
reading newspapers and books. Why,
old man, its real nice to spend day
at their house. While his farm hands
and horses are resting after dinner, he
will get paper and read something to
Julia and me that I never heard in
my life before. That's the way they
know so much. They read the news